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Q. Hello, this is my first year at beekeeping. I read Beekeeping for Dummies and have researched a lot of websites to get the knowledge needed to raise a healthy hive. I received a package of Italian bees on April 20th. I fed them 1:1 ratio of sugar water every day for this is the information I was seeing Read more >

By Charlotte Hubbard
I was on my way to the apiary, minding my own business, when local law enforcement pulled up beside me.
“What are you doing?” asked the handsome young deputy, identified as Hagen.
Honesty is always the best policy, so I truthfully explained that I was just going to go play with Read more >

For many beekeepers, July is one of the more rewarding and interesting months in the apiary. The rewards may come via liquid gold if that’s what you’re after, the joy of seeing your splits come fully online, or those pollination checks making your bank balance shine. The “interesting” part is because Read more >

By Camilla Bee, Editor
Over 30% of the managed hives didn’t make it through the winter of 2012-13. That’s one out of every three.
Yikes.
Is that substantial loss rate the “new normal,” or just a reflection of an awful year? And what do we do about it? Dr. Dewey Caron, keynote speaker at Read more >